Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory with Pastor Paul Shepard.

Coming your way next, a great message about the way Jesus comes to revolutionize your life

and what it looks like when he does.

But first, we want to share an important conversation I once had with Pastor Paul.

I ask him to talk about his commitment to Destin for

Victory's Media Ministry and why he felt so compelled to use his voice to lead people to faith in Christ.

Here's what he had to say. Well, I want to tell you that it's important to me as a discipller

that my voice has heard and it is used to help people grow in their knowledge of

the Lord and in their faith walk with him. Fact of the matter is, my voice doesn't sound like

most of the other folks you hear on Christian radio. I'm well aware of that and I'm really comfortable

with that. I come from my own unique background, both ethnically and I'm well aware of that, and I'm really comfortable with that. I come from my own

unique background, both ethnically and in terms of life experience. There are things I share,

there are things I say, and there are the ways that I say them that are unique. I believe that

perspective needs to be heard throughout Christendom.

And so while I'm so grateful for all of my heroes, your heroes are mine.

I listen to the same people, the guys who have been on the radio for decades and have

proclaimed God's word faithfully.

I really do appreciate those guys.

But I've learned not to be intimidated by them because

I've got my own way of processing and own way of sharing and helping people to learn

and to grow in their faith.

So it's quite intentional.

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